TEESSIDE fire crews battled two kitchen blazes at the weekend, one of which was caused by an unattended chip pan.

Firefighters from Stockton and Thornaby rushed to Redbrook Avenue in Roseworth shortly after midnight yesterday.sun One person was taken to hospital after the blaze, caused by a chip pan, saw the ground floor of the property completely smoke logged and the kitchen area subjected to 10% fire damage.

Earlier, at 6.26pm on Saturday, crews from Hartlepool and Stranton attended another kitchen fire in York Road, in Hartlepool. One person was treated at the scene and taken to hospital.